Out today on Ipecac - Fantômas Melvins Big Band - Live In London 2006
 
Recorded on May 1, 2006 at Kentish Town Forum, Live from London 2006 features the amassed crew of Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, Trevor Dunn, and Sir David Scott Stone. Filmed by Douglas Pledger, Matthew Rozeik and Alex Gunnis the music is culled from the sole FantomasMelvins Big Band release (Millennium Monsterwork) as well as music from both the Melvins and Fantomas catalogues. Bonus feature is an audio commentary with Danny DeVito, Ipecac co-owner Greg Werckman, booking agent Robby Fraser, Melvins’ Dale Crover and Buzz Osborne.
Fantomas Melvins DVD
Tracklisting:
  1. Sacrifice
  2. Page 27
  3. Night Goat
  4. Page 28
  5. Page3
  6. Electric Long Thin Wire
  7. The Bit
  8. Page 14
  9. Pigs of the Roman Empire
  10. The Omen
  11. Hooch
  12. Mombius Hibachi
  13. Page 23
  14. Skin Horse
  15. Cape Fear
  16. Let It All Be
  17. Lowrider
  18. 04/02/05 Saturday
  19. Page 29
  20. 04/08/05 Friday
  21. Spider Baby

Other items on the horizon:

"(A) Senile Animal" 4xLP on Hydra Head

  • "we've been hollerin' about this melvins "(a) senile animal" project for a while, but it's really, finally, truly nearing completion.  in the next 2-3 weeks it will also be available as part of "(a) senile animal" box set, which will also include a 4 x LP vinyl version of the album of the same name and a fancy-schmancy melvins belt buckle. this shit is gonna be amazing - which sort of goes without saying since it involves the unholy trinity of hydra head, the melvins, and tom neely. we'll be doing some sort of party for the release of the box set with our friends in LA at the highly esteemed  secret headquarters comic shop. more details on that and the exact release of the box set soon. the 4 x LP, belt buckle, and comic book will be available individually through the HHR webstore (and select retail outlets) for those of you that somehow mistakenly believe you don't need the super-deluxe-totally-fucking-awesome box set."

Star Spangled Banner 7" on Amrep

Porn and Merzbow - And The Devil Makes Three

  • 12 tracks, 48 minutes. A split album between Porn and Merzbow which blends seamlessly to create a beast of no equal.

As the Nude With Boots tour rolls on in typical fashion the big news so far is the release of Melvins VS. Minneapolis - a limited edition 3-disc set of 11 performances in the more adept of the Twin Cities. This set was put together with the assistance of many and released by AMREP and Burlesque of North America, be sure to check their websites if you are unable to pick one up on future stops of the tour. Be advised however that the set is limited to 666 copies and is already fetching exponential sums on ebay in the meantime.

UPDATE: Both AMREP & BURLESQUE have sold out of their share of the sets, but BURLESQUE still has the show poster for sale at the low rate of $25, including shipping(more for non-U.S.).

Disc 1: 03.20.04 Grumpy's Bar Downtown

Disc 2: 03.24.06 SOO VAC   / 02.08.03 Walker Art Center

Disc 3: MP3 Data Disc including 8 performances:

  • 09.18.00 Grumpy's Bar Downtown
  • 09.19.00 Grumpy's Bar Downtown
  • 10.15.01 Grumpy's Bar Downtown
  • 10.16.01 Grumpy's Bar Downtown
  • 02.08.03 Walker Art Center - 1st Set
  • 02.09.03 Grumpy's Bar Downtown
  • 03.19.04 Grumpy's Bar Coon Rapids
  • 03.25.06 Grumpy's Bar Downtown

SOLD OUT MELVINS VS. MINNEAPOLIS from BURLESQUE OF NORTH AMERICA
ON SALE THURSDAY AUGUST 7, 2:00PM CST

$45 includes shipping within the US / $50 international

MELVINS vs GRUMPY'S POSTER
Designed by Wes in conjunction with The Melvins' most recent performance at Grumpy's, also the release party for the 3CD set! The show was packed and wild and loud - just like the poster and just the way we like it.
3 color print
19 X 25
White 100lb paper
$25 includes shipping within the US / $30 international

SOLD OUT Special! Get the CD set and the poster for $60 US / $70 int.
First 15 orders for the set get a very special version of the CD set printed on yellow stock!

SOLD OUT Special numero dos! Order both releases from BRLSQ and save big time!!!
$55 US / $65 INTL

Meanwhile, Nude With Boots is getting great reviews and is being sold by Interpunk with a special limited edition button set.


Out NOW on Hydra Head Records, Lustmord's Other featuring Buzz Osbourne(MELVINS), Adam Jones(TOOL), & Aaron Turner(ISIS).

The European dates are being released, and so have a couple South American dates, keep checking the Tour Dates page, the Green Zone is sure to show up eventually.


Poster designed by Mark Sgarbossa for the Aug. 28th show in San Diego.

Those with travel money or are located in the UK have plans December 5th-7th courtesy of All Tomorrow's Parties.

MELVINS & MIKE PATTON CURATED
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2008

 

 

From http://www.atpfestival.com/ : All Tomorrow’s Parties is proud to present Mike Patton and Melvins curating this years Nightmare Before Christmas. The event will take place from 5-7 December 2008 at Butlins Holiday Camp in Minehead, Somerset. 

The confirmed line up so far is as follows:

Melvins 
Fantômas performing The Director's Cut

CURATED BY MELVINS:
KILL ME TOMORROW
BUTTHOLE SURFERS
MASTODON
MELVINS
ISIS
NEIL HAMBURGER
DäLEK
BIG BUSINESS
THE DIRTBOMBS
THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION
TORCHE
J.G. THIRLWELL'S MANOREXIA
THE DAMNED

CURATED BY MIKE PATTON:
FARMERS MARKET
BOHREN UND DER CLUB OF GORE
FANTôMAS PERFORMING THE DIRECTOR'S CUT
THE LOCUST
ZU
SQUAREPUSHER
SOULSAVERS featuring Mark Lanegan
WHITE NOISE
STOCKHAUSEN'S KONTAKTE w/ Steinberg & Winant
TREVOR DUNN'S MADLOVE

For more information please visit http://www.atpfestival.com/events/nbc2008/

(The) Melvins have done it again, out now, Nude With Boots, a not so gentle reminder to that fixed income of yours that there are indeed two kinds of fixes, both Melvins approved!

The tour dates are coming together as nicely as you'd expect. Once the masses have been whipped into shape, much to all of our astonishment, the Melvins have uncovered various primitive tribes beyond the vast seas, whom, despite their many deficiencies, will also be provided the privilege later on in 2008. Check the TOUR DATES Grégoire.

Nude With Boots

Last.fm is streaming the entire album.

Synthesis radio has posted an interview with Buzz where he discusses the new album and other things on the horizon.

(The) Melvins
Nude With Boots

It's 2008 and The Melvins are still called 'family entertainment on another level.' Almost 25 years, over 25 albums and still counting. Maybe they're just too dumb to quit.

AND? Some people STILL think the Melvins should be called "The Fucks" because they're so fucked.

The band still includes founding member King Buzzo and almost founding member Dale Crover, and they STILL have the Big Business guys Jared Warren and Coady Willis playing with them. This is extraordinary considering how hard it is for bass players and others to stick around the Melvins camp for more than two minutes. Everyone always loses their minds with or without drugs, but mostly with. They can't explain why, but the list of former members is about 40 and counting. Well, 40 might be a bit of an exaggeration but not by much.

The Melvins have been a band for a long, long, long, long time... A long, long, long time. They're somewhere in between a novelty act and yesterdays news. It's a strange place for a band with a Peter Pan complex to be in but there it is!

What the hell right?

We ALL want to just get on a space ship and watch the earth explode, don't we?

Melvins_promo_2008_7


As hard as it might be to believe, The Melvins have a NEW album in the can! It's called Nude With Boots and is scheduled for a July 8 release. This is good news because it means the boys will be hitting the road again in the United States AND in Europe! The rest of the world could follow, but who knows? Hell, that would be like eight months from now and it's hard to plan that far ahead.

Nude With Boots was recorded in Hollywood in a couple of weeks give or take a day or two and the boys seem to be extremely happy with the outcome. It's good? Groovy good! They played it for their wives and girlfriends and they seemed to like it so HERE WE GO! No shit Sherlock!

Let's see?

JESUS! The Melvins will be celebrating 24 years in the business this year and have absolutely NOTHING planned for it, maybe next year when they turn 25?

However, along with their new album, Nude With Boots, they do have a shit load of things happening THIS year that include:

1. A lot of touring
2. The vinyl releases of (A) Senile Animal, which will be in a super deluxe quadruple gate fold sleeve with four etched, one-sided 12 inch records
3. Two more 12 inchers with double surprises
4. A secret 7 inch (so secret that not even the band is aware of it)
5. More fun with Haze XXL
6. A split 7 inch with Rancid Vat
7. The Fantomas Melvins Big Band DVD
8. A huge limited edition Ipecac box set of everything the Melvins have done with the label as well as stuff you haven't heard at all
**Plus other stuff we forgot all about or don't know about or something

It's a big world out there and nothing is ever as hopeless as it seems. Dig?

Well...
The Melvins have put out a ton of albums and done a shit-load of touring in their vast 24 year musical career but nobody is offering them a TV show, and I don't mean a bogus "reality" show I mean a show like Sha-Na-Na had in the late 70's. It's REALLY bogus. A Melvins show seems like a no brainer, but the world is not a right place. If you don't pay attention to TV then you can't realize just how bad it really is.

The Melvins' influence is vast and incomparable. It's global baby, and AND King Buzzo has even been accused of attempted murder! What the fuck is that? You know it HAS to be bullshit because when the King starts something, he finishes it. He's never ATTEMPTED anything in his life. He gets the job done, and so do the Melvins.

When does the man get here with all the candy?

from AlernativeTentacles.com : Alternative Tentacles and Great American Music Hall Present…

BIAFRA FIVE–O

Come “celebrate” 50 years of Jello plaguing the earth (and the 30th Anniversary of Dead Kennedys)

June 16th, 2008

Jello Biafra with the Melvins
Jello Biafra without the Melvins (new music, new band!)
Drunk Injuns
Los Olvidados
The Melvins play “Mangled Demos

June 17th, 2008

Jello Biafra with the Melvins
Jello Biafra without the Melvins
Triclops!
The Melvins play “Mangled Demos

 
BIAFRA FIVE-O
Biafra Five-O poster No. 1 by Nat Damm.
 
Both shows begin at 8 pm

Newly hatched Biafra band (as yet unnamed) is Ralph Spight (Victims Family, Freak Accident, Hellworms, etc.) on guitar, Billy Gould (Faith No More, Kool Arrow Records, etc.) on bass, and Jon Weiss (Sharkbait, Horsey, Tonnage, etc.) on drums.

Coady and Jared of the Melvins are recordng the new Big Business album in June, so the Jelvins bassist this round will be Andy Coronado (Wrangler Brutes, White Shit, Skull Kontrol). The emphasis will be on new music, with the occasional nod to the past evil-doing.

Tickets are $22 per night in advance or $40 for both nights plus free giftoid. To open the shows, the Melvins reach back to their original ’83 hardcore days with King Buzzo on guitar, original drummer Mike Dillard and Dale Crover manning the bass. This Melvins line-up goes on first at 8:00 sharp, so be there--Aloha!

Tickets available online at http://www.gamhtickets.com .

Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-885-0750
 

The Melvins next full length album is scheduled for release on July 8 through Ipecac Recordings and is titled "Nude With Boots". The eleven track album was recorded in January 2008 in Los Angeles and features the same line-up as (a) Senile Animal (Buzz & Dale along with Jared & Coady from Big Business ).

Nude With Boots Tracklist:

  1. The Kicking Machine
  2. Billy Fish
  3. Dog Island
  4. Dies Iraea
  5. Suicide In Progress
  6. The Smiling Cobra
  7. Nude With Boots
  8. Flush
  9. The Stupid Creep
  10. The Savage Hippy
  11. It Tastes Better Than The Truth

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Above is a live video of Melvins playing two songs slated to be on the next album, Suicide In Progress & Billy Fish 

Tour dates should start trickling in before too long.

 
Also due in July is the Fantomas/Melvins Big Band Live From London 2006 DVD release, featuring audio commentary from the Melvins' own Buzz, Danny DeVito and Ipecac co-owner Greg Werckman.
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